I just wanted to comment on the value of staging a home and how it can affect your home’s value based on an experience that we just went through.
We had a condo listed last year for a period of three months. We advertised it, had open houses and all the other necessary things that need to be done in order to sell. Well, it didn’t. The sellers were very frustrated and ended up renting the property for the last year. They recently got notice from the condo association that this was no longer an option.
Upon our advice, before we put it on the market, the seller took down all the wall-paper and painted the walls, tore out the carpeting in the living room and family room and put in wood laminate flooring, changed light fixtures and faucets and replaced the carpet in the upstairs bedrooms. They also found a local business that rented furniture. 2 couches and 2 chairs plus a few end tables, some beds and a kitchen table were needed to properly stage the property.
WOW! I was impressed with the results of this makeover. We put the property in the MLS, had 4 showings in the first week and received an excellent offer on the property, which the sellers were ecstatic about!
The bottom line is this: Buyers expect to see ultraclean homes that look like models. Granted there was a monetary investment by the seller, but considering that they had to deal with tenants, utility bills, property taxes and condo fees for the past year, I think that the money spent fixing up the property was a wise investment.
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